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Mayor Johnson believed that the City had followed all of the best value practices. She questioned how the Council should proceed if Councilmember Burg still rejected the proposal from CRS. City Attorney Sonsalla stated all bids would have to be rejected by the Council and the entire best value process would have to begin again, noting the Council could reevaluate this process. Mayor Johnson stated she was comfortable with moving forward with the CRS bid. Councilmember Jacobsen indicated he was comfortable with CRS's proposal as well and asked how long CRS had been in business. Mr. Corneal stated CRS has been in business since 1999. Councilmember Strub believed the City had properly followed the best value practice and should proceed with the CRS bid. He explained that there has been no information presented this information that would make him believe CRS was not a high-quality vendor. Councilmember Burg asked if CRS would still be able to stay within the same project timeframe. Mr. Corneal stated the project would be pushed back approximately two to three weeks after he receives City Council approval. Mayor Johnson stated she fully supported the CRS structure and believed their structure would really set the City apart. Comprehensive Plan — Update and feedback on concepts and ideas HKGi Lotter explained HKGi and City staff would be providing the Council with an update on the Comprehensive Plan. Gundlach commented on the information that had been forwarded to the City Council already from the community engagement sessions. She stated several representatives from HKGi were in attendance to further discuss the Comprehensive Plan. Brit Palmberg, HKGi, introduced himself to the Council and discussed the Comp Plan findings that staff gathered from the community engagement sessions. He stated people like what they see in New Brighton overall and provided further comment on the feedback received from the public. Brian Hardess, HKGi, reviewed a diagram with the Council that focused on redevelopment and reinvigoration within the community. He discussed several areas of the City that had opportunities for revisioning. Mr. Palmberg described how plans for the Old Highway 8 corridor could be implemented within the Comp Plan. He commented on the financing aspects and encouraged the Council to consider up -zoning the areas in need of redevelopment. He reviewed the importance of business incubation in order to attract and retain businesses. He then discussed the Comp Plan timeline going forward. Gundlach reported the redevelopment concepts discussed were big pictures ideas for the next 30 or 40 years. She encouraged the Council to consider the bigger picture and noted staff was not seeking any approval for any of the rezonings. Councilmember Strub thanked staff for the thorough reports and stated he appreciated the broader vision that staff was creating for the future.